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In this review, Sid Thoo, an Australian architect and sustainability expert, takes a detailed look at the workflow of EcoDesigner, a plugin that allows the energy efficiency performance of a building model to be analyzed within the ArchiCAD environment. The review explores how the application works for quick, conceptual analysis and concludes that EcoDesigner is a valuable plugin that should be considered as mandatory for all ArchiCAD users who are serious about designing more energy efficient and sustainable buildings.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2010/EcoDesigner.html
This review explores the improvements in the new V8i version of Bentley Architecture, including its new conceptual design and space planning capabilities, dynamic views that ensure better drawing coordination, new display styles that allow high-quality presentation graphics to be easily created, native support of Rhino and SketchUp files with live links, and the new Luxology rendering engine that allows high-end renderings and animations to be created within the application.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2009/BentleyArchV8i.html
This review takes a detailed look at the new server-based BIM collaboration capability of ArchiCAD 13, which is the first of its kind, and explores the other new features of the application including 64-bit support, view rotation, embedded libraries, improved curtain wall editing, and various other productivity enhancements.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2009/ArchiCAD13.html
This review explores the capabilities in the new release of Revit Architecture, including its brand-new ribbon interface, improved conceptual modeling, and performance and interoperability enhancements.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2009/RevitArch2010.html
This review explores how Solibri Model Checker is used to analyze BIM models saved in IFC format for potential problems, conflicts, and design code violations on the basis of rules organized in rule sets. This can be used to ensure the integrity of a BIM model for use in other design and analysis tools, and also provides the foundation for developing automated code-checking and other advanced applications.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2009/SolibriModelChecker.html
This review explores the added 3D capabilities in the new version of Photoshop Extended, including the ability to work on 3D layers directly and convert 2D images to 3D objects in various ways, as well as the many enhancements for 2D imaging tasks, including easier re-editable adjustments, better masking, intelligent content-sensitive scaling, and more seamless panoramic composites.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2009/PhotoshopCS4Extended.html
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